The annual family ice fishing contest will soon arrive at Otter Lake!
Debuting Saturday, Jan. 18, the once a year contest will see the Otter Lake Booster Club team up with the Stanley Rod and Gun Club to host ice fishing at Otter Lake, with registration for a kid’s ice fishing contest at 9:30 a.m. and the adult contest kicking off at 10:00 a.m.
The adult ice fishing contest will include six categories of fish, ranging from blue gill, crappie, walleye, northern, bass, and perch.
Also included in the adult fishing contest at Otter Lake are cash prizes for large fish, a 50/50 raffle and over $5,000 in raffle prizes. Grand Prize this year is a Weatherby Camp Spike .308, with prizes including gun, crossbow, and attendance prizes.
As for the kid’s fishing contest, entries are open to kids 15 years and younger, with categories including blue gill, crappies, and perch, with two age classes. Adults must fill out registration for the kid’s contest, said registration at 9:30 a.m. The warming tent for the fishing contest will be provided courtesy of Citizens State Bank.
As for contest prizes, trophies and medallions for large fish will be handed out courtesy of Adam Smit, while a free hot dog and hot cocoa will be available for kids in the warming tent, courtesy of Hansen’s IGA. In addition, every kid gets a Happy Meal courtesy of Stanley and Thorp McDonalds, while every fish caught will get a prize, courtesy of Courtesy Ford and McQuillan Plumbing. Kid’s fishing bait will be provided courtesy of Oemig’s Sports Shop.